November 12, 2024

Jeff Hafley: An Ohio State Perspective


There has been quite a lot of buzz around Boston College’s hiring of Ohio State Defensive Coordinator Jeff Hafley. To get another perspective we talked to Bruce Hooley of Buckeye Maven.  Check Bruce and his site out on Twitter as well. AJ: At yesterday’s press conference Boston College AD said that Jeff Hafley came highly recommended by Ryan Day and Gene Smith. What is it about Hafley that connected with the two? Hooley: I can only speak to the Ryan Day aspect, and in that regard Hafley’s association with Day with the San Francisco 49ers clearly bonded them. There is a unique relationship between coaches who specialize in offense (Day) and defense (Hafley), because each knows a talent on the other side of the ball when they see it. Day was looking for a defensive coach who shared his view of how best to defend offenses and take advantage of the talent…

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